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Beading, expanding, flanging, flaring, grooving, knurling, reducing—all of these can be carried out on tube ends, which illustrates the versatility of end formers. Even among beads, several unique and distinctive styles are used commonly in industry.
Career pipeline welder turned CWI Keith Armentrout offers his take on the shutdown of the Keystone XL.
Morgan Industrial Technology offers the Magnatech QX800 weld head for fusion welding. The orbital weld head comes in the same sizes as the previous 800 series but has new features including quick-exchange collets, a 30% weight reduction, switch panel, and enhanced weld head cooling. The collets can...
Welding end prep tools and saws for cutting and beveling tube and pipe are available for same-day rental anywhere in the U.S. from Esco Tool, Holliston, Mass. The rental program includes MILLHOG ID-clamping welding end prep tools for beveling tube and pipe from 1 to 48 in. dia., the COHOG...
The new TubeInspect P16.2 HRC and TubeInspect P8.2 HRC systems from Accurex Measurement provide fast, fully optical measurement of tubes and tubular assemblies. With their speed and hands-off measurement, the machines support both manually fed CNC bending and fully automated operations. The...
Exhibitor registration for Tube Düsseldorf 2022, International Tube and Pipe Trade Fair, is now open at www.tube.de/2330. The deadline for reserving exhibit space is June 30, 2021. The event will be held May 9-13, 2022, at the fairgrounds in Düsseldorf, Germany. The show will again feature a...
Baton Rouge, La.-based industrial construction firm Turner Industries has selected the Port of Iberia in New Iberia, La., for its sixth permanent Louisiana site and 13th site companywide. In addition to its headquarters and the new facility in Louisiana, the company has locations in Port Allen,...
The publishing team that produces the monthly "Preston Pipe & Tube Report" has scheduled its 2021 OCTG & Line Pipe Forecasting Summit for Oct. 12. Exploring the state of the oil and gas industry recovery over the next three years, the conference will examine some of the big shifts likely to have an...
Notoriously difficult to form, titanium was designated as the only material for a driver protection device mandated for Formula, IndyCar, and other open-cockpit racing series. SST Technology, one of just three companies authorized to make the halo for Formula cars, uses a Unison Breeze all-electric bender to get the job done.
Welding pipe spools isn’t the easiest thing to do. However, if a shop is short on experienced welders, a cobot designed for this application can make it quite a bit easier while the operator assists.
Sharpe Products has added an eighth Unison tube bender to its facility in New Berlin, Wis. The 80-mm, all-electric, CNC bending machine is suitable for fabricating strict-tolerance parts used in the aerospace, automotive, and medical industries. The company can fabricate tube from 0.25 to 6 in. OD,...
If you’re still using a tube end former that is loaded by hand and activated by a foot switch, you’re in for a treat. Adding sensors, updating the control systems, and incorporating material handling options have made modern end formers unrecognizable as compared to their peers from just a few years ago.
Airmo Inc. has introduced the SelectForm model 400 hydraulic power pack, designed with valves and circuitry to operate the company’s hand-held and modular end forming tools. The standard model comes with an integral oil-to-air heat exchanger for cooling the hydraulic fluid to provide a...
Warren, Ohio-based Everett Industries LLC has named Rich Riotto as national sales manager. He has 30 years of industrial sales experience, serving most recently as business development manager at TigerStop. The company manufactures highly automated and manual engineered industrial abrasive cutoff...
Germany-based cold tube bending machine manufacturer Schwarze-Robitec has named Heike Ahlers as head of strategic sales and marketing and Philipp Knobloch as global sales director. Ahlers joined the company’s business development department in 2013 and was instrumental in setting up the U.S....
The Fabricator is North America's leading magazine for the metal forming and fabricating industry. The magazine delivers the news, technical articles, and case histories that enable fabricators to do their jobs more efficiently. The Fabricator has served the industry since 1970.
start your free subscriptionIn this episode of The Fabricator Podcast, Caleb Chamberlain, co-founder and CEO of OSH Cut, discusses his company’s...
The Tube and Pipe Association focuses on the unique needs of tube and pipe producing and fabricating professionals.
Follow the link below to find a TPA member supplier near you.